Recovery Practitioner

Viaorg; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the healthcare sector is seeking a Recovery Practitioner to join their team in Mitcham. The role involves managing a caseload of clients and providing interventions for substance misuse. Candidates should have experience in the field and a commitment to supporting individuals in their recovery journey. The position offers a supportive work environment with training and development opportunities.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Financial perks

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with substance misuse issues.
• Ability to manage a caseload effectively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients, including prescribing.
• Provide quality interventions at various recovery stages.
• Develop and deliver a range of groups.

Skills

Organisational skills

Motivation

Knowledge of substance misuse

Job description

Job Reference JOB0190 Location Mitcham Salary £29,124 - £32,946 per annum, including London Weighting where appropriate Vacancy Type Permanent/Full Time Working Hours 37.5 hours per week Application Deadline Sunday, June 8, 2025 Job Summary

Are you committed, organised and highly-motivated, with an in-depth knowledge and experience of the challenges affecting people with substance misuse and related health and wellbeing issues.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to hold a mixed caseload and support other tasks including assessment, duty and groups in a thriving service, making positive changes in people’s lives, through a non-judgmental, recovery-based approach that values the strengths and choices of those individuals.

Through joining Via you will receive a warm welcome, peer support, training, regular supervision and the chance to thrive in a lively and innovative service.

The main purpose of this role is to provide excellent quality of care to people who use our service accessing treatment for substance misuse and their complex needs, in partnership with our clinical team, counsellors and other professionals involved in client's care.

You will:

• be responsible for managing a caseload of clients, including prescribing.
• provide a good quality of interventions at varying stages of their recovery as well as developing and delivering a wide range of groups.

The duties are varied, and no two days will be the same. Duties may include supporting other areas of service delivery as well as helping to take part in a wide range of special interests and activities that support health and wellbeing such as smoking cessation and local events.

The Service

Launched in 2018, Via Merton in Mitcham is a fully-integrated substance misuse service, providing clinical and psychosocial interventions, operating from a main treatment hub, with additional satellites within the community. The team actively promotes recovery and works with individuals that are directly and indirectly affected by substance misuse, working with the local community to improve the health, wellbeing and functioning of Merton residents, irrespective of circumstance.

Location

This post will be based at the Via Merton in Mitcham Town Centre, CR4 2PF.

To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package

For an informal chat about the role please contact Agnieszka Froch, Team Leader via [e-mail] or 0300 303 4610.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 8 June at midnight.

Interviews are likely to take place on Wednesday 18 June.

All our applications are sifted by humans. Please send us applications that reflect your own knowledge, experience and values and not applications that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

We accept applications via https://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/career-paths/ using our short application form, and your CV. For guidance on how to complete the application visit https://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/how-to-apply/ . Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.

Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.

Please email [e-mail] if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.

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